In today’s edition of Squirrel News, Sweden becomes a “smoke-free” nation, a brain implant helps a paralyzed man walk again and the construction of millions of toilets helps countries like India to progress in many different areas.
Sweden on its way to becoming a smoke-free nation
By offering alternatives, utilizing tobacco control and educating citizens, Sweden is well on its way to achieving the goal of less than 5% of the adult population smoking.
Source: Euronews
Paralyzed man walks again thanks to electronic brain implants
A Swiss-developed algorithm helps “translate” and amplify a Dutch man’s brain signals, helping him regain the use of his legs after he was paralyzed in a cycling accident twelve years ago.
Source: BBC
Meningitis vaccine passes trials successfully
Meningitis, which kills over two-hundred thousand people a year, might now be curtailed, as a new NmCV-5 vaccine has been found effective in limiting the disease.
After being dead last in a number of fields, Mississippi overhauled how reading was approached at schools and preschools, identifying people with difficulties and giving those kids more support.
Source: AP News
Investments in solar power exceed oil investments for first time
For the first time ever, global investments in solar energy have topped investments in oil, as the world transitions away from fossil fuel energy. Over the last decade, investments in solar power have tripled, while oil investments are down by half.
Source: Financial Times
Serbia successfully entices gun owners to turn into weapons
Instead of fighting gun owners, Serbia used dialogue, amnesty and understanding to get them to give up their weapons, following two mass shootings, a lesson other nations with similar issues could learn from.
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Women decision-makers can improve conservation and agriculture
The study, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, aimed to look at the effectiveness of paying farmers monetary incentives to protect the environment but found that such payments are not necessarily reliable; more reliable are women’s decision-making roles.
Source: Monga Bay
Somaliland women smell success as frankincense business takes off
Jaamac is the chairperson of a new frankincense sorting collective called Beeyo Maal, which empowers about 280 women to run their own businesses in the male-dominated frankincense industry. “Now, we are in charge and we have got the freedom to run our business,” said Jaamac, who is also one of the founding members.
Source: The Guardian
“Biochar” may be the carbon-removal solution of the future
Made from wood chips, manure, leaves and even coffee husks, biochar can remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it for a thousand years. If used at scale, around 12% of the world’s emissions could be “captured.”
Source: Reasons to be Cheerful
A regenerative farming system to beat world hunger
Uganda is building “epicenters,” which educate thousands on resilient, sustainable and regenerative farming methods. People then form communal farms and even organize other amenities like banks, nurseries, schools and even medical facilities.
Source: Reasons to be Cheerful
#33: Why toilets are a key to progress
When thinking about global development, toilets are not the first thing that comes to mind. But facilitating access to toilets for everyone has surprising benefits in various areas. In our new podcast episode, Sarika Saluja from the World Toilet Organization explains why universal access to toilets is much more important than we’d think.
Source: Squirrel News
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